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FUM North American Ministries Retreat on Clerking and Vital Worship – May 2013

Posted on 11 April 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

Join Friends from several different Yearly Meetings for a weekend gathering sponsored by Friends United Meeting and hosted by Quaker Hill Conference Center in Richmond, Indiana. This retreat, held May 3-4, 2013, is part of series of regional workshops titled, “Unleashing the Power of Your Meeting/Church” and is coordinated by the North American Ministries Committee of FUM. Workshops at this…

FUM Ministry of the Month – January 2013

Posted on 15 January 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

North American Ministries North American Ministries (NAM) is a renewed ministry of Friends United Meeting whose main purpose is to facilitate communication between North American yearly meetings and monthly meetings, identify areas or issues where these yearly meetings can work cooperatively and to develop methods where such work can be undertaken. NAM also responds to initiatives originating in FUM yearly…

Reconfiguration Update from Indiana Yearly Meeting

Posted on 9 January 2013 by micah | 0 Comments

The IYM Representative Council, at its meeting on 11/10/2012, reached unity to give final approval to the reconfiguration proposal brought forward by the Task Force and previously distributed to monthly meetings. The revised proposal reflected suggestions and concerns shared at the 9/29/2012 called Representative Council. The Representatives united on two additional changes: deadline for participating in the distribution of assets…

FUM News in Brief

Posted on 6 November 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

FUM General Board Hopes for 40 Days During roll call at the October meeting of the Friends United Meeting General Board, representatives were asked to state what hopes they had for the 40 Days of Prayer. Here are some of their responses. Do any of them resonate with your hopes? • I hope we find how to be the action…

Job Opening: Shipping and Maintenance Supervisor

Posted on 17 October 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

Job Announcement Friends United Meeting (FUM) is seeking qualified applicants for our Shipping and Maintenance Supervisor position. This part-time (16 hours per week), Richmond (IN) based staff person will receive a competitive wage along with retirement benefits. A successful applicant for this position will: • Possess a strong and growing Christian faith • Be committed to the work, witness and…

FUM News in Brief

Posted on 24 September 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

Janet Smith from Holly Springs, North Carolina, traveled with 12 others from across North Carolina Yearly Meeting in July to work in 12 different Jamaican meetings for Bible School! She worked with Friendstown Meeting, St. Mary District Jamaica, West Indies. Janet had the opportunity to stay an extra day to discuss the possibility of planting the seeds for a new…

Hominy Friends Hold Vacation Bible School

Posted on 24 September 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

Hominy Friends Meeting held Vacation Bible School June 11-13, from 2-6 pm at the meetinghouse in Hominy, Oklahoma. The sessions were attended by around 10 children. Michael Jay, Ministry Intern from Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, Indiana, and Beth Green-Nagle organized a program combining the study of several biblical stories including: King David’s boyhood as a shepherd, the New Testament…

Tired of the Same Old Thing? Why Not FUM Bible School?

Posted on 24 September 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

By Betty Heshelman – Mooresville Friends Church, Mooresville, Indiana For many years Mooresville Friends Church of Western Yearly Meeting has used the “canned” or “boxed” Vacation Bible School (VBS) curriculum. Generally speaking, these kits are fine. This year, however, we wanted to use our own creativity. We wanted our Vacation Bible School to reflect the ministries and missions we support….

FUM 2012 Chain of Prayer, January 1-May 27

Posted on 2 May 2012 by terrijohns | 0 Comments

Friends United Meeting spans the world and is the people of Belize, Cuba, East Africa, Jamaica, North America and Ramallah. One way Friends United Meeting can be gathered from all corners of the globe is through prayer. When your meeting signs up for the Chain of Prayer you are assigned a day to pray and a partner meeting for whom to pray….

What makes you feel welcome when you visit a meeting for the first time?

Posted on 1 May 2012 by terrijohns | 0 Comments

Finding the place easily Going with a member/attender Seeing where to enter Seeing the phrase, “You are welcome here” Someone who’s there to greet you when you arrive Knowing what to do with your children Knowing where the restrooms are A leaflet or personal explanation about what to expect Meeting space that is light, warm and pleasant Seating that is…